Madame Fan By Alan Yau At The NCO Club – Esplanade, Singapore

Madame Fan By Alan Yau has now descend upon The NCO Club. In case you have no idea who Alan Yau is. Here is a short introduction about him. He is the man behind Wagamama chain of eateries, that make the waves in Britain through bowls of noodles and including my favourite international Cantonese Restaurant Hakkansan.

Ambience is theathrical due to the red and black colour theme. The neon-coloured lights reminds me of Hakkansan in Shanghai. Vibrating elegance and classy air.

At Madame Fan, they offer 2 different menu; one for lunch with a focus on Dim Sum, the other for dinner which has various items from soup to Seafood and Mains.

As my aunt birthday is in June and she loves Chinese food, so I thought Madame Fan would be the perfect restaurant for the occassion for lunch.

Chinese chive dumpling 韭菜鲜虾饺子 ($8)

Instead of ordering the usual Har Gau 冬笋鲜虾饺 ($9) though Madame Fan version consists of Bamboo Shoot and Shumai 传统烧卖 ($7.50), we opted for the Chinese chive dumpling 韭菜鲜虾饺子 ($8), chiefly, a prawn dumpling but with lots of chive. Due to the amount of chopped chives, dominating chive’s aroma complemented the prawn. Next was the Duck & Pumpkin Puff 金瓜火鸭球 ($7), a personal favourite. The sweetish pumpkin flavour on the crust augmented the tender fatty duck.

Siew Long Bao 上海小笼包 ($8)

Chicken Feet, black bean, chilli 老干妈酱蒸凤爪 ($6)

However the Siew Long Bao 上海小笼包 ($8) was mediocre. Chicken Feet, black bean, chilli 老干妈酱蒸凤爪 ($6) isn’t the soft and melt in the mouth version but a chewy with more texture rendition with the essence of the sauce absorbed well into the collagen.